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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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